PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Fatboy Slim - Right Here Right Now. A fine choice. Nunes has chosen Pitbull- Hey Baby as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Nunes

199 cm
36
169 lbs
17 - 15 - 1

176 cm
31
162 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nunes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Nunes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Antonio Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nunes's sensitive parts.
Nunes cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nunes shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nunes tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lee darts in and clinches Nunes up against the cage.
Nunes working hard to break the clinch.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nunes throws an elbow but misses.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Nunes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nunes taking a breather.
Lee pushes Nunes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nuness head.
A short right from Lee.
A short right from Lee.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nuness head.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nunes blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nunes is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Nunes jumps guard but Lee stands there with Nunes around his waist. Nunes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dave Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Nunes.
Nunes is trying to pull guard but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes Nunes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee working Nunes over with knees to the body.
Nunes looks winded!
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nunes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lee prevents it.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nunes's defenses.
Lee lands a body shot.
Knees to the body from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Nunes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee gets through Nunes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nunes.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lee clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Nunes.
Lee digs a right hand into Nunes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nunes's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee lands a body punch.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nunes's defenses.
Nunes misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Nunes.
Lee is working Nunes over against the cage.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nunes.
Lee with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws an elbow that misses.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Nunes.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Nunes avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Nunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee presses Nunes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Nunes.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nunes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dave Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Nunes is breathing heavily.
Lee presses Nunes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nunes takes a shot to the head.
Nunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nuness head.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunes won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nunes can do to turn this around?
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee gets through Nunes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Nunes is rocked!
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Nunes is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Nunes's ribcage. Nunes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Lee dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nunes.
Nunes seems to have recovered his senses.
Nunes throws a leg kick
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Nunes tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.

Lee clinches up against the cage.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nunes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes wants to break free but Lee has control.
A short right from Lee.
Lee working Nunes over with knees to the body.
Nunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nunes tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Dave Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Nunes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee gets through Nunes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Lee.
Nunes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nunes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Dave Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee scores with a head kick. Nunes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Nunes gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Nunes fails to land.
Nunes misses with a punch to the body.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antonio Nunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Lee!
Dave Lee decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.